When the Ohio-native was two, she was put in foster care because her mom — Shannon Biles — struggled with drug abuse. The athlete and her younger sister Adria were eventually adopted by their grandparents.

In an interview that aired on NBC, Simone's biological grandfather — Ron — criticizes Shannon for her "many problems."

Earlier this week, Shannon spoke out and is tired of being painted as an addict when she has been sober since 2007. She said:

On Tuesday's episode of The Real, music mogul Damon Dash opens up about the untimely death of his former girlfriend, Aaliyah.

In 2001, the singer died when her plane crashed in The Bahamas. According to an investigation, the twin-engine Cessna 402B was 700 pounds over its weight limit. Additionally, the pilot was not authorized to fly.

Unfortunately, Kelly Clarkson couldn't be at the live event because she is about to give birth to her second child! However, she was able to do a taped segment (above) where she performed a medley of her classic hits!

Overall, the night celebrated Idol's legacy as one of the best competition shows in the history of television! It will truly be missed!

On Wednesday, NBC announced it will produce a live version of Aaron Sorkin's critically acclaimed play A Few Good Men! This is the network's first live drama.

The West Wing creator will collaborate with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who produced The Sound of Music Live, Peter Pan Live, and The Wiz Live.

According to NBC Chairmen Robert Greenblatt:

"I am thrilled that Aaron Sorkin is coming back to NBC to adapt and produce a live broadcast of his electrifying play 'A Few Good Men,' which seems as timely as ever today… Aaron is one of the most acclaimed theater, television and film authors of our time, and I am pleased that the live event business that we pioneered with musicals is now expanding into other genres and attracting artists of his caliber. I look forward to his collaboration with our 'A-team' producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, to bring another exciting piece of live drama to a broad audience."

Set in 1986, the play centers on military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee who must defend three Marines on trial for murder.

It's been reported that veteran television writer Tom Whedon died on Wednesday at the age of 83.

The Emmy-winning scribe and producer worked on shows like The Golden Girls, Captain Kangaroo, and The Electric Company.

Tom is also the father of talented writers — including Avengers writer-director Joss Whedon, who also wrote the screenplay for Toy Story and helmed several hit shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.